'Wolverine 3' Update: Mister Sinister confirmed as villain, Hugh Jackman’s last Wolverine film

Even if the official tile for "Wolverine 3" is still unknown and facts about it remain limited, there are reports that the movie already has a villain in the name of Mr. Sinister. Another thing, it has been rumored that this will be the last film that Hugh Jackman will play as Wolverine.

The revelation of Mr. Sinister came from the post-credit sequence of the "X-Men" film. This teases the possible involvement of X-Men comic book character Nathaniel Esses, who is also identified as the pigment-deprived genetic tinkerer, Mister Sinister. Then Singer and Kinberg established that the tease was envisioned to foretell the next Wolverine film.

This confirmation can also be connected to the latest reports from Movie Pilot that Richard Grant is also joining the film to play the role of a "mad scientist." Even if there are no confirmations yet that Grant will play Mr. Sinister, it can be remembered that Sinister is a genetic scientist who instigated his own body to mutate.

Sinister also leads the vicious mutants called The Marauders, but he only became well-known after he made a clone of Jean Grey after her death, due to his yearning of wanting them to have a child.

On the other hand, it has been speculated also that this will be the last Wolverine film for Hugh Jackman. The issue triggered when he posted on his Twitter a quick video clip displaying him shaving his beard. What was more controversial was his caption: "My wife is going to be very happy. #GoodbyeChops#TheDebs."

This was likewise confirmed on Fox as reported by Collide that Hugh Jackman will have his final appearance as Wolverine in the upcoming film. Jackman also has sideburns which he got from portraying his role as the iconic Wolverine for 17 years. The question now is who shall replace Jackman as Wolverine.

As the last for Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, Wolverine 3, which will be released March 2017, will likewise see the big-screen debut of Mister Sinister as the evil genetic tinkerer villain.

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